#water treatment News
The Brazilian city of Belém will welcome the world at next year’s UN climate summit, but faces a race to be ready. Its residents are calling for a lasting legacy and investment.
Kuala Selat village lies on the coast of Indragiri Hilir district on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. In the first half of the year, residents of the village arrange buckets and drums to collect rainwater to meet their daily needs. They will then stockpile water to last through the dry months from June to September, but a longer dry spell has led to an acute shortage of water.
The plant, backed by Singapore's water agency PUB and US-based startup Equatic, aims to remove 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the ocean each day.
Urban Institute's work will look beyond hard infrastructure to consider socio-cultural issues surrounding city living, such as inequality and the consequences of growth. Launched by SMU, it will be helmed by geographer Orlando Woods.
Carbon & Climate
How is climate change affecting people's health?
Carbon & Climate
UN wants cash and commitments to rescue stalled development goals
#water treatment Opinion
As global heating shifts the planet’s water cycle out of balance, lives, nature and economies are under threat.
Building tensions between Singapore and Malaysia over its water agreement are setting the two on a collision course over scarcity and sustainability.
Despite being on other sides of the planet, Jakarta and Iowa are staring down similar issues around water hygiene and supply.
This week’s United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York, the first such gathering since 1977, is a unique opportunity to discuss water security and to tackle the crisis head-on.
#water treatment Videos
The Green Mortician is the city-state's first water cremation service, which has a small carbon footprint compared to traditional funeral options.
Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.
Green Buildings
Getting our urban environment to net-zero
EB Studio
Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.
Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?
#water treatment Podcasts
The waste oil dumped into the ocean by ships every year is equivalent to eight Exxon Valdez oil spills, and nowhere is the problem as severe as Southeast Asia. The EB Podcast talks to hotelier Andrew Dixon about how a clever idea using a ship tracking system can help curb an environmental crime that has been largely ignored.
#water treatment Press Releases
Imagine H2O Asia
Introducing Imagine H2O Asia's fifth cohort of water tech startups
#water treatment Research
SolAbility Sustainable Intelligence
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2020
Singapore International Water Week
SIWW 2018 Blue Paper: What will drive the next era of water management?
